417 households switch to green energy in Una

Under the Go Green Initiative of the Union and State governments, 417 households in Una district have installed roof top solar power plants and received a subsidy amounting to Rs 5.4 crores.

According to Sohan Singh, Project Officer at the Una office of HIMURJA, the Union government provides a subsidy of 40 per cent on the total cost of solar plant up to 3 kilowatt capacity, while there is a subsidy component of 20 per cent for plants having capacity above 3 kilowatts and up to 10 kilowatts.